Two barristers from Doughty Street shared the International Pro Bono Barrister of the Year award: Jennifer Robinson for her advice in relation to the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Istanbul; and Jelia Sane for her work with Safe Passage, a charity advising asylum seekers.
Anthony Metzer QC of Goldsmith Chambers won Pro Bono QC of the Year for a case where a Netherlands resident was refused access to the UK. Garden Court’s Shu Shin Luh won Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year for her work challenging the cuts to weekly subsistence paid to victims of trafficking.
The ceremony was sponsored by LexisNexis and hosted by Mr Justice Knowles.
Judging panel chair Lord Goldsmith QC said: ‘I never fail to be moved reading through the Advocate award applications.’
